Tag: river blindness December 21, 2021 Grants fund drug development for devastating tropical diseasesAim is better treatments for river blindness, intestinal worm infections.News Release May 21, 2020 $5 million supports research into neglected tropical diseasesGrants fund studies of parasitic infections affecting millions worldwide.News Release April 11, 2019 Up to $24 million will help to eliminate 2 tropical diseasesBill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports research to fight elephantiasis, river blindness.News Release November 22, 2016 Study sheds light on parasite that causes river blindnessData provides clues toward goal of eliminating worm infection.News Release May 6, 2015 Smartphones can be smart enough to find a parasitic wormSource: NPR All Things Considered Posts navigation